Boomer Trends information on Alzheimer's and Dementia According to the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Disease is a brain disorder first described by German physician Alois Alzheimer in 1906. "It is a progressive and fatal brain disease, destroying brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life". Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of Dementia, thoough there are numerous other forms of Dementia including, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Vascular Dementia, Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's Disease and others. Source: ALZ.ORG  "What is Alzheimer's?" LINK See Also: Aging and Dementia  How to fight memory loss caused by Alzheimer's and Dementia

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